New interview with econs CEO about doing business down under by the German-Australian Chamber

The German- Australian Chamber of Commerce released a new run of their quarterly 'German-Australian Business News', where they keep their members and business partners informed about company news, chamber events and activities, trade fairs or job opportunities down under. The current 2nd edition in 2013 contains an interview with chamber member and CEO of econ industries Reinhard Schmidt with honest answers to why econ is focusing its business on waste management, what distinguishes econ’s contaminated soil treatment (including the success story of VacuDry®-ing) from conventional hazardous waste solutions and what environmental and health risks come up with e.g. mercury contamination.

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